Chapter 9 Journal

Alot of reporters and such go to Gatsby's house and try to find out all the informaton about Gatsby's death. Nick decides he wants to set up a funeral for Gatsby and wants all his friends and family to come. Everyone Nick wnats to come to the funeral either turns it down or he can't find them. The only ones to be at Gatsby's funeral are Nick, Gatsby's father, some servants, and Owl Eyes. We learn a little about his father, and how Gatsby's bought him a house. Nick realizes how sick he is of where he is now, and decides he wants to move back to the west where he feels as though he belongs. He breaks up with Jordan when he hangs up on her cause she wanted to go out on a date with him, then she reveals to him that she's actually engaged now. Before Nick is about to leave, he finds Tom walking down the street. They chat for awhile, and Tom admits he told Wilson that it was Gatsby's car that hit Myrtle. This makes Nick really see the true side of Tom and Daisy and realizes they're self centered arrogant people. Nick goes over to Gatsby's mansion before he leaves back to Minnesota. He lays down staring at the moon light. He realizes that the people he's been hanging out with, are the ones who aren't his style.

Chapter 8 Journal

Nick is awakened by the sound of a taxi that has just dropped Gatsby off at his house. He gets up, and heads over there to see if anything is wrong. When he gets there the door is wide open, with Gatsby standing there, leaning against a table. He had been waiting for Daisy to come to the window is signal she was okay, but that didn't happen until about 4am. She went to the window and just turned out the light after standing there for about a minute. This marked the end to Daisy and Gatsby's secret relationship.
Nick noticed how big Gatsby's house truly was without all the party guests there day in and day out. They were searching for cigarettes in every room, and after awhile they found a dusty pack of them. Nick tells Gatsby that he should get out of town now that the police know it was him, or soon would be him. (Only because Tom couldn't blame it on Daisy) Gatsby wouldn't go until he knew what would happen between himself and Daisy in the future. He begins to tell Nick the story on how him and Daisy first met, and the relationship they built before he just left for war without telling her. She knew he was going to war, but he asked her to promise him that she'd wait for him until he returned, but she didn't. She married Tom because of their parents, and seeing how rich Tom was, she married him.
Gatsby's gardener comes up to him and tells him he needs to drain the pool so that the leaves don't clog up. Gatsby realizes he wasn't taken a swim in it at all, so he decides he finally wants too. As Nick is walking back towards his house, he turns around and lets Gatsby know that he is worth more than the Buchanan's and all his friends. Gatsby is Nick's best friend. The next day, Nick is so worried about everything, mostly the car accident. Jordan Baker calls him up, and Nick refuses the date she asks him out on. Seeing as how much Nick has fallen for Jordan through the entire book makes it seem weird that he would turn down a date she asked him on. Nick tries calling Gatsby, but it seems his line is busy the whole time. He finds out that Gatsby has been trying to keep the line open for a call from Detroit.
George Wilson has been sitting up all night, thinking about the tradgic event that has happened to his wife, Myrtle. Michealis has been sitting up with him all night. When dawn comes, Wilson is focused on the eyes of T.J. Eckleburg on the billboard. He feels as though they are the eyes of God, and that God is telling him to track down Myrtle's killer. He finds Tom one day, and Tom tells him who Myrtle's 'secret' lover is, he tells him Gatsby.
Wilson heads over to Gatsby' house, and finds him floating on a mattress in the pool, shoots him, and then shoots himself, each dying instantly. Nick returns back to his house, and finds Gatsby floating in the pool dead. He feels the emptiness in his heart for Gatsby.

Symbols: Green light, T.J. Eckleburg, Gun, Death

Chapter 7 Journal

Gatsby begins to call off all his parties, and actually fires all his servants, and hires new ones that don't truly act like servants. Nick decides to drive over to Tom and Daisy's house for lunch, but when he arrives there, he finds Jordan Baker and Gatsby there as well. A nurse walks into the room with a baby, which is tom and Daisys. Gatsby is stunned and cannot believe it's actually her baby. Daisy asks Gatsby if he would like to go into town. Gatsby, all love struck by Daisy, makes Tom notice that they might have or will be with eachother sooner or they did before. Tom, butting in, tells Daisy that he wants to go to the city together, but Daisy isn't amused by his answer. Tom, Nick, and Jordan all ride in Gatsby's car, while Gatsby and Daisy ride together in Tom's car. They stop at Wilsons gas station, where Tom gets out and see Wilson, looking like he's dead sick. Tom relizes that Wilson has found out that Myrtle has been having an affair but doesn't know with who. Wilson wants to move her west, so hopefully they can start fresh.
The friends decide to check into a suite at the plaza hotel, where Tom and Gatsby begino tussle with eachother. Tom states to Gatsby that he hates it when Gatsby calls him 'old sport' all the time. Tom also claims that Gatsby never attended Oxford before. This make Gatsby shout out that Daisy only loves him, and not Tom. Tom claims that Gatsby is a bootlegger, and a crook all along with Wolfsheim.
Daisy begins to realize that she does love Gatsby, but she also loves Tom the more and more she spends with him as well. After all thi dram set in, Nick then realizes that it's his 30th birthday. While driving back to their homes, Nick, Jordan and Tom realize tha theres been an accident. Michealis the restaurant owner from next door said that a yellow car hit her while she was in the road. right away, Tom claims that Gatsby hit Myrtle, but isn't completely sure. When Nick gets back, he finds Gatsby in the bushes waiting til Tom and Daisy are in the same room together, and to see if Tom hurts her. He sees them in the dining room with ale and cold fried chicken on the table, holding eachothers hands. Gatsby says he'll take all the blame for Myrtle's death, only because Daisy was the one driving. Nick leaves Gatsby standing in the moonlight alone.

Symbols: Death, car, VALLEY OF ASHES

Chapter 6 Journal

A news reporter arrives at Gatsby's house after hearing numerous rumors running back and forth through the office he works at. Gatsby is shocked when he arrives at his house, not knowing what to say to him in the process. After asking many questions, the reporter leaves his house, but that's after Nick tells him about Gatsby's history from what Gatsby told Nick. We find out that Gatsby attended St. Olaf college in North Dakota instead of attending Yale like he said. We also found out that Gatsby used to fish for salmon and dig for clams in Lake Superior. Thats where he saw Dan Cody's yacht. He rowed over to his boat to tell him there was a storm coming. Gatsby was taken in by Cody, who made him his assistant. This is where Gatsby got used to his wealthiness world. When Cody died, he left Gatsby $25,000, but Cody's mistress, Ella Kaye, wouldn't let him keep it, so Gatsby decided to become wealthy himself.
Nick goes over to Gatsby's house one day since he hasn't seen him in awhile, and finds Tom there with Gatsby. He walks in and noticed two other people, Mr. and Mrs. Sloane, two very wealthy people and Tom's friends. Gatsby informs Tom that he knows Daisy fairly well, and Tom get s a little pissed off. They invite Gatsby over for dinner, well Tom does, cause he knows Gatby has no social skill at all.
Tom and Daisy go to Gatsby's party the next Saturday, where Tom gets all nosey about Gatsby and Daisy. Tom tells Daisy that Gatsby's wealth comes from bootlegging and Daisyget upset, yelling at Tom that his money comes from stores he owns. This ruins Daisy's night even more for her, and they leave. But during the party, Daisy makes a remark to Tom saying here's my gold pencil. Which she's trying to say is that she knows Tom wants to get some numbers from girls at the party. After they leave, Gatsby wishes she stayed. Nick and Gatsby fight about her, and how Gatsby thinks he can remake the past with Daisy.

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Chapter 5 Journal

When Nick arrives back at his house, he isn't close enough to realize that it's Gatsby's house, must completely lit up with lights on all around the house! Nick first thought it was on fire, but it turns out Gatsby turned on all the lights in hope that Daisy will notice his house sometime. Gatsby is all jittery, wanting Nick to go to Coney Island with him, and to go swimming in his pool. All Gatsby wants is for Nick to follow through with the plan to invite Jordan and Daisy over for tea, but not for Daisy to know that Gatsby will be there. Gatsby offers to cut Nicks grass, even though it rains on the day of the meeting. Later on, Jordan and Daisy arrive at Gatsby's, only for Daisy to notice that Gatsby is there as well. Gatsby is super nervous, only to knock the clock off the mantelpiece, in discouragement. Later, Gatsby shows Daisy around after building some courage and excitement. He shows her his room, which she notices he has a ton of new shirts that haven't been worn. She starts to cry, and leaves, puzzling Gatsby. But before she leaves, he tells her that he wants to be with her.

Chapter 4 Journal

Nick tries to figure out who all attended Gatsbys party. He gets some names, but not all of them. Later him and Gatsby head to New York where they are supposed to have lunch together. They chat about what has happened to Gatsby in the past and where he attended college. And that he had collected jewels an went big game hunting in Europe for years. They are driving down the road, and a policeman stops them, pulling Gatsby over. He pulls out a card, which he shows to the policeman, who lets Gatsby go, confusing Nick.
Nick then meets Mr. Wolfshiem. They talk, then later Gatsby reveals that Wolfshiem fixed the 1919 World Series. Later, Nick finds Jordan, which tells him what her and Gatsby were chatting about at the party. She tells him that Gatsby is in love with Daisy, and wants to be back together with her. She used to live in Kentucky, where all the officers loved her, but the one she noticed the most was Gatsby, who was stationed by her house. Gatsby then had to leave for war, and Daisy ended up marrying Tom. This is why Gatsby had bought his mansion by her house, so he could get the chance to fall back into each others arms.
Gatsby asks Nick to set up a little date so that Daisy would come over for tea. Gatsby gets jitters just thinking about it.

Symbols: Gatsby's Car, Pearls

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